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Inflation is a global problem. At the end of August, it was 8.3% in the US and 9.1% in the Euro area. It is 20.3% in Nigeria, 25% in Malawi, and over 30% in Ethiopia and Ghana. The impact on Africa is devastating. The International Energy Agency est..

The Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) has crafted an artisanal and small scale miners' model policy to help alleviate challenges faced by the sector and to boost its contribution to the country's economy. Artisanal and small sc..

James Emejo writes that the federal government has a rare privilege to frontally address the recurrent problem of agricultural export rejection by the European Union and other international partners to boost non-oil exports, earn foreign exchange and..

Top officials of the Akwa Ibom State Government have visited the scene of the incident. Four people have been rescued from the rubble of a collapsed four-storey building in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. The building, which was supposed to be a six-storey b..

Johannesburg — Japan is the latest country to try to increase engagement with Africa in the face of China's massive influence on the continent and amid perceived threats to the international order. There has been a flurry of visits to the conti..

ENERGY and Power Development Minister, Zhemu Soda has dissolved the PetroTrade board over allegations of poor corporate governance. The board members were; Advocate Tinomudaishe Chinyoka, the board chairperson, who was deputised by Zanele Dube. The..

Deputy President David Mabuza has assured Parliamentarians that there are no plans to privatise the national power utility, Eskom. "Government's policy options and positions have not reached the point where privatisation is seen as an answer to..

Nairobi — A 2,000 tones capacity Marine Vessel, Pamba Wagon Ferry owned by Mango Tree Group commenced the transportation of goods from the Kisumu Port to the East Africa region on Monday. The Group's General Manager Franck Menard says they will..

Prof Barnabas Nawangwe, the vice chancellor of Makerere University has commissioned Uganda's first smart classroom. The CreateView classroom is located in Block A of the college of Computing and Information Sciences (CoCIS) at Makerere. Nawangw..

A research into the beneficial ownership disclosure of mining companies in Ghana has recommended strict examination of applicants' background before approval is granted. This due diligence, the research believes would ensure that persons with q..

The loss of at least five generation units has led to the implementation of load shedding from Stage 2 to Stage 3, starting on Friday afternoon. This is according to a statement released by Eskom. The State-owned power utility said the increased lo..

Malawi President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera says his administration is determined to triple the country's power base in an effort to end blackouts for decades to come. Chakwera said it is against this background that his government is creating what h..